Enlightenment And The Frech Revolution

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Term Paper Title	Enlightenment And The Frech Revolution
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Enlightenment and the Frech Revolution

There were many
views of the issue of slavery during the Enlightenment and the
French Revolution, and the resolution of slavery affected
economics, politics, and social order. The slave trade
triangle between Europe, west Africa, and the Indies has a
great affect on European economics during this time. The
only way for this elaborate trade triangle to work is if there
were black Africans available for export to the Indies as
slaves. If they were not available, then the landowners in the
new world weren't able to produce the sugar, coffee, and
tobacco for export to Europe, and the circuit broken. These
African slaves were convenient, according to Guillaume
Raynal (document 6), because they were thought to be more
comfortable working in the hot conditions of the Indies,
because they had originally come from a very hot climate in
Africa. In order to make the best use of the land, more
efficient workers would be needed, and hence the slaves.
The issue of slavery has extensive impacts on French politics
during the Enlightenment and the revolution. Many colonists
and landowners were confused over the appliance of The
Declaration of Rights of Man to slaves and blacks
(document 13). If it did apply to them then slavery would be
abolished, which (according to document 10) would cause
the colonies to loose commerce, essentially des...

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